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Continue as a researcher in fire safety engineering
The division has just opened a post doc position related on human behaviour in fires using virtual reality tools. The topic is focused on applying these new technologies to support the development of knowledge about human behaviour in the event of fire and how the technology as such can be developed and improved. More info can be found at [...]
Report on alarm technologies for deaf people featured in NFPA video
The American National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has recently featured a video concerning alarm technologies for people who are deaf or hard of hearing which is based on a Lund University report written by Erik Smedberg and Dr Enrico Ronchi. The video can be accessed here and the report on which it is based can be accessed here. This work [...]
PhD thesis defence on predicting the fire response of building barriers
On November 12th at 13.00, Blanca Andres Valiente will defend her PhD thesis “A multi-scale approach for predicting the fire response of building barriers”. The defence will take at in room V:A in the V-building at Lund University. However, it will also be possible to follow the defence online. The session will start with a 30-minute presentation [...]
Professor McNamee participated in the Lund University inauguration ceremony
The pandemic has inhibited the normal inauguration ceremony of new professors at Lund University to take place. But now it was possible and on October 15 Professor Margaret McNamee participated in the ceremony. Together with 27 other new professors she was inaugurated by the vice-chancellor at Lund University. More information about the professors [...]
Leo Menzemer joins the division as Industrial PhD student
A new industrial PhD student is joining our division, Leo Menzemer. Leo is employed by DBI, the Danish Institute of Fire and Security Technology. He holds a master degree from the IMFSE programme that is jointly arranged by Ghent University, The University of Edinburgh and Lund University. Leo will conduct research on the impact of evacuation [...]
Two new Phd student at the division
We would like to introduce and welcome two new Phd students to the division of Fire Safety Engineering, Joakim Åström and Arthur Rohaert. The focus of Joakim's research will be on fire dynamics and more specifically on fires in environments with reduced oxygen. Joakim also has an interest in virtual reality in evacuation research. Joakim holds a [...]
Our new students have arrived
This week we have welcomed a new class of 53 fire engineering students (Bi21). This week includes different types of introduction and team building (both online and at the university (the latter of course adapted to the current corona situation)). The students have also taken a short refresher course in mathematics. Next week the semester begins [...]
We got a new doctor!
Silvia Arias successfully defended her PhD thesis "Application of Virtual Reality in the study of Human Behavior in Fire" today! Congratulations, Dr Arias!!
We are looking for a PhD student in wildfire evacuation
We are looking for a Phd student in wildfire evacuation. The work will involve development, use and validation of tools to study wildfire evacuation scenarios. The position also involves conducting behavioural studies (e.g. Virtual Reality experiments and physical field experiments) on the topic of wildfire evacuation. The doctoral student will be [...]
PhD thesis defense on Virtual Reality on June 18th
On June 18th at 13.00, Silvia Arias will defend her PhD thesis “Application of Virtual Reality in the study of Human Behavior in Fire”. The defense will take place online, and it will be conducted fully in English. It will start with a 30-minute presentation followed by a short break before the question session. The entire defense normally takes [...]